Since you asked:
The NDP are so far from being a legitimate party that it's proven every time Jihad Jack opens his mouth. It's frustrating because I identify with the mentality and direction of the NDP. A gropu with a real direction is something that can be dealt with.
The Liberals are a political windsock and their position and platform has little to do with direction and more to do with popularity. They are a populist party and their platform will always shift to the greatest PERCIEVED support, not the greater good or even the wishes of the voters. Because of this, they are never predictable or consistant. They exist only to perpetuate their rule and that has nothing to do with the quality of government.
I won't mix words but I hated Mulroney and the PC's because at the time I saw the PC part was simply blue Liberals. They had no firm direction or goal and wimpy wishy-washy about to counter the liberals.
The Reform party was a breath of fresh air and their legacy is a better and more accountable government. While the media and masses fixated on religion or some other frivolity, they ignored the improvements that could only have been forced from an outside party.
The NDP are so far from leadership , they can flirt with the fringes of credability. They get religated to the back row allong with the green and the rest.